Novelty Theatre
1715 E. Carson Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15203
1715 E. Carson Street,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15203
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The building was a conversion. It appears on the 1905-06 map, and possibly also on the 1893 map, although only half as deep. It is currently vacant.
William F. Hammel constructed the new-build Royal Theater for just $4,500 in 1913 with the Royal launching there in 1914. The venue was changed to the Novelty Theater in 1918 and workers had to speak Polish and English. The novelty had apparently worn off as fun 1922 it was rechristened as the Royal Theater and in 1925 as the theatre was closed and sold off. In 1926, it became a retail store. Still standing in the 2020s, the building’s original Royal name is still atop the building.